How to get baby to sleep in crib instead of swing?

Ok so when my baby was about 2 weeks old she decided she hated her crib and bassinet and would only sleep if we held her so we tried her swing and she pretty much instantly started sleeping though the night. We were desperate for sleep so we just let her keep doing it. I know I shouldnt have which is why Im having this problem now. Lesson learned. But anyway she is now 5 months old and 20 pounds and will still only sleep if held or in her swing. She is getting too heavy for her swing so she needs to start sleeping in her crib. She doesn't fall asleep on her own. Only if I rock her or she falls asleep nursing. So when she falls asleep I try to just put her in her crib but she wakes up 5 minutes later and wont sleep. Its not that she doesnt like her crib. She will hang out and play in it she just wont sleep in it.... and her crib and swing are in the room where we sleep so she can always see me.. but yeah she just wont stay asleep in it... I really dont want to do any kind of "cry it out" method, I wouldnt be able to handle that. So any kind of tips for me?

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Im going though the same thing! We let our son co sleep because he would sleep longer (still only 3 hours, but that's better than 2! he still won't sleep more than 3 hours at night so we try putting him in crib but he's up sceaming in half an hour everytime. Hopefully someone has advice for you!

No advice but I'm following! She still naps in swing or on me. We got her to sleep in the bed by feeding to sleep. But I want her in the crib next to our bed! She always wakes up once we move her in there too.

Maybe she doesn't like the crib. My guy hates being flat due to gas and mild reflux, so he is still in the rnp. There is nothing wrong with nursing to sleep either. Wth is wrong with people who want little babies to sleep on their on in a room with no one around. They are still adjusting.

Maybe she doesn't like the crib. My guy hates being flat due to gas and ...

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12/14/2015

Maybe she doesn't like the crib. My guy hates being flat due to gas and mild reflux, so he is still in the rnp. There is nothing wrong with nursing to sleep either. Wth is wrong with people who want little babies to sleep on their on in a room with no one around. They are still adjusting.

No one said anything about sleeping in their own room. I would never do that my cousin passed at 10 months away because of a crib and being out of the baby sitters sight. When they are old enough to get up and get me they can sleep in their own room. I actually have never let my kid sleep in a crib always pack n play then a mattress on the floor.

Maybe she doesn't like the crib. My guy hates being flat due to gas and ...

Posted
12/14/2015

Maybe she doesn't like the crib. My guy hates being flat due to gas and mild reflux, so he is still in the rnp. There is nothing wrong with nursing to sleep either. Wth is wrong with people who want little babies to sleep on their on in a room with no one around. They are still adjusting.

First off, no one said anything about sleeping in their own room. Who are you to get so snappy and judge what other parent's sleeping arrangements are with their children? There is nothing wrong with putting a baby in their own room as long as it is a safe sleeping enviroment, baby is comfortable and tended to when he or she has needs to be met.

I feel like I could have written this myself. We have done the same exact thing, and now we're regretting it.

What we've tried to do is put LO (little one) in the swing for an hour (or more, depending on when we go to bed) and then transfer her to her PNP. We put a heating pad on before so it's warm, and she usually stays asleep after the transfer. It's going to be a long transition, but we're trying to start small so she will get used to it. I've also been attempting to put her down for naps in her crib during the day

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